I'm Not Chinese Either

I'm sorry sweetie. And here i thought you were british. Damn, i wish i could have seen your face in that elevator. Must have been such a blast.

Don't feel bad. I live in California and that happens a lot. One time someone began to speak to me in Spanish, and this was before I really knew a lot of Spanish, and I had to tell the person that I really didn't know much Spanish, and they looked at me like I was an alien or something. It's like they were disgusted with me. Well, I thought to myself about these people, "This is the United States of America, learn English. People in this country speak English, why can't you learn it too? Why do I have to learn Spanish just to accommodate you?" I didn't learn Spanish to accommodate people, I learned it because I wanted to learn how to speak it and because I wanted to learn it, not to do anyone any favors. Just because I am Caucasian doesn't mean that I know every single language that exist in the European Union. The only languages that I know are English, Spanish, Italian, and a little bit of French, and the only one that I really feel comfortable speaking is English. People need to learn not to judge a book by it's cover.

I know of a friend who's always mistaken for Chinese. People would talk to her in Mandarin, and she would just have a surprised look on her face. It's funny that he thought of you as a racist by just the way you responded. I think it goes both ways though, as his initial perception of you. Better be a cheese than manganese!

That was funny :D Maybe you were thinking they don't know how to speak English that's why you said "No Chinese." I look like a Chinese also, now I know that if a Chinese asks me something in their language, I wouldn't answer "No chinese" which to them would mean you are a racist. Thanks!

Funny experience. I live in taiwan and I recognize not a 100% but good enought to know who is from philipines, from indonesya, from vietnam. but, if u are white skin and small eyes , maybe your old relatives came from china, I have some relatives that were born in phylipines but they grand parents were from china.

Weird and funny experienced which happened to me also.I do have a quite white skin and an eyes like Chinese.My happened in a grocery when a Chinese approached me and ask something in Chinese,maybe she is asking for help.I said I'm not a Chinese,she laugh and apologized.She ask again in english and there we understand and I helped her.Funny experience.

The Chinese couple thought you were Chinese. They should have spoken to0 you in English and ask which nationality you are. If I see a person that looks Chinese because of their hair and eyes they could be Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese. My disabled son is in a class with a little girl with an English name. She looks like a Thai.

Hi,i think the Chinese couple misunderstood you because of two reasons: first, since some historical reason and other reasons, there are some time Chinese are discriminated, just like in the past, some black people are treated unequally. Therefore, Some Chinese are a little sensitive. Secondly. i think you should use complete sentence: i don't speak Chinese. Because,some shorten sentences do make some misunderstanding to Chinese.

i learned that lesson young. we lived in a military town with a lot of koreans but still had chinese and japanese. in fact my cousin married some one japanese. now im really stupid with telling them apart and if you called anyone korean and they werent they would be so offended. i guess there was a social ladder i didnt know about it and korean was at the bottom so i was insulting them. i just gave up and hoped it would some how come up and i would find out lol

People might just don't understand your attitude and your tone. Maybe they just don't understand. You don't have to be mean, and they don't have to be mean to you either. The ultimate problem here, misunderstanding. That happen to human communication a lot. So, left it behind, and let it go.

Funny.....Even my sister living in japan and one time she rode a train going home and there was chinese there set with her.And the chinese keep talking to her,and my sister don't know what shes talking about..The chinese thought she was same with here chinese because of the eyes ....

That a bad experience. I wonder why he or she concluded that you are a Chinese, I wish he had the courtesy of asking you first before he spoke. This just prove the way most people are ignorance.

That's a really weird thing. Maybe they have mistaken you as Chinese because of your eyes. But where in the place that happened sir?

As a chinese I have to say sorry about this. In china, many children learn to study English in chinese pattern. In their understanding, "No chinese" may means "there is no chinese language in the world!". For somebody who can accurately understand English language, there is no misunderstanding. As for me, I am poor in English, but I am trying to improve myself.

Must have been quite funny... Haha... Yes, the Chinese should have spoken to you in English.. At least, they can judge that the person they are attemptin to talk isn't a chinese... And he called you racist too.. That was the funniest.. LOL

Hahaha, you made me laugh on this :P Okay, people mistaken my daughter as Indian, due to her looks (profile) Wait till you come to met Vietnamese one day....okay Cheese ,,,hehehe

OMG that would be funny if it didn't really happen to you. It's sounds like a punch line from a joke. That's true though, if they knew how to speak English why didn't they just do so from the start? If I were visiting China I would try & speak their language or at least let them know right off that I don't speak Chinese.

hahah lol... yeah..they are the racist one..they assumed everyone is chinese.. without asking first to be polite.. if u look like a chinese person..then it wouldnt be rite to be called :racist" unless u look like westerner. the most u can be called is "arrogant" for (if they thought u just pretended not to speak chinese.)..theyre the racist.. refusing to switch to another language if they intend to stay in other peoples country.. or...are u in a chinese country instead??? then u better learn some ..lolz

LOL you are funny frontvisions...But I wonder why didn't they approach you in english instead of the assumption that you were other ethic language.... I don't blame you I would have gotten upset also not because you looked otherwise but because to assume your were not English, how dare they....enjoy your week,,,,,

Geez, I wish I'd get mistaken for Chinese once in a while, because I am! Though my mixed heritage makes me look more Mexican, so you wouldn't believe the amount of people that come up to me babbling in Spanish and all I can muster is a flabbergasted, "Uh, no hablo mucho espanol?" and then they give me the stink-eye and walk away. It's pretty awkward when people confuse you for a race you're not and start talking in the language. I always have that long moment of "how do I respond to you?" I can't imagine being in an elevator for the event, though - that's just like an extension to an already awkward situation.